2025 Oscars Best Production Design Predictions

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2025 Oscar Predictions:
Best Production Design

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Weekly Comments (Updated October 23, 2024): Legendary production designer Nathan Crowley has been nominated for six Oscars but has yet to win. Its nominations include “The Prestige” (2006), “The Dark Knight” (2008), “Interstellar” (2014), “Dunkirk” (2017), “First Man” (2018) and “Tenet” (2020). With the upcoming film adaptation of the stage musical “Wicked,” he can finally bring home his own figurine.

More to come.

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97. Oscars It will be held on Sunday, March 2. The full rankings are below. All movie listings, titles and distributors are not final and are subject to change.

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And Predicted Candidates

Rank Actor and Film

1 “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) — Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau, Patrice Vermette

2 “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures) — Arthur Max, Elli Griff

3 “Bad” (Universal Pictures) — Nathan Crowley

4 “Lightening” (Apple Original Films) — Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock

5 “brutalist” (A24) — Judy Becker

Oscar: Best Production Design (Diversity Prize Circuit Predictions)

Rank	Actor and Film
1	“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) — Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau, Patrice Vermette
2	“Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures) — Arthur Max, Elli Griff
3	“Bad” (Universal Pictures) — Nathan Crowley
4	“Lightening” (Apple Original Films) — Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock
5	“brutalist” (A24) — Judy Becker

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Rank Actor and Film

6 “saturday night” (Sony Pictures) — Jess Gonchor, Claudia Bonfe

7 “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — Emmanuelle Duplay, Sandra Castello

8 “nosferatu” (Focus Features) — Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani, Craig Lathrop

9 “Furiosa: A Mad Max Epic” (Warner Bros.) — Colin Gibson, Sophie Nash, Katie Sharrock

10 “A Complete Unknown” (Projector Pictures) — François Audouy, Regina Graves, Christopher J. Morris

Oscar: Best Production Design (Diversity Prize Circuit Predictions)

Rank	Actor and Film
6	“saturday night” (Sony Pictures) — Jess Gonchor, Claudia Bonfe
7	“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — Emmanuelle Duplay, Sandra Castello
8	“nosferatu” (Focus Features) — Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani, Craig Lathrop
9	“Furiosa: A Mad Max Epic” (Warner Bros.) — Colin Gibson, Sophie Nash, Katie Sharrock
10	“A Complete Unknown” (Projector Pictures) — François Audouy, Regina Graves, Christopher J. Morris

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Other Contestants

Rank Actor and Film

11 “Mary” (Netflix) — Tom Brown, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Sandro Piccarozzi

12 “5 September” (Paramount Pictures) — Julian R. Wagner

13 “queer” (A24) — Stefano Baisi, Monica Sallustio, Lisa Scoppa

14 “Joker: Folie á Deux” (Warner Bros.) — Mark Friedberg, Karen O’Hara

15 “Nickel Men” (Amazon MGM) — Monique Champagne, Elizabeth Herberg, Nora Mendis

16 “Piano Lesson” (Netflix) — Chardae Adams, David J. Bomba, Patrick Cassidy

17 “Civil war” (A24) — Mark Dillon, Caty Maxey

18 “conclave” (Focus Features) — Suzie Davies, Roberta Federico

19 “Bug Juice Bug Juice” (Warner Bros.) — Mark Scruton, David Morison

20 “Here” (Sony Pictures) — Ashley Lamont and Anna Lynch-Robinson

Oscar: Best Production Design (Diversity Prize Circuit Predictions)

More Information (Best Production Design)

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2024 category winner: “Poor Things” (Projector Pictures) — James Price, Shona Heath, Zsuzsa Mihalek

2024-2025 Oscars Calendar and Timeline – The full awards season schedule is here
- Eligibility period: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
- General entry, best image, RAISE deadline: Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Governors Awards: Sunday, November 17, 2024
- Pre-voting will begin on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 9 a.m. PT.
- Pre-voting will end on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM PT.
- Announcement of Oscar Shortlists: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Eligibility ends: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
- Nomination voting will begin on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 9 a.m. PT.
- Nomination voting will end on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 5:00 pm PT.
- Oscar Nomination Announcement: Friday, January 17, 2025
- Oscar Nominees Lunch: Monday, February 10, 2025
- Final voting will begin at 9 a.m. PT on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Last voting deadline: Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 5:00 pm PT
- Scientific and Technical Awards: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- 97th Academy Awards: Sunday, March 2, 2025
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About the Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, are Hollywood’s most prestigious artistic award in the film industry. Since 1927, nominees and winners have been selected by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 17 branches are represented among the membership of approximately 10,000 people. Branches include actors, assistants, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, documentarians, managers, film editors, make-up and hairdressers, marketing and public relations, general members, general members (artist representatives), music, producers, production design, short-form films and feature animation, sound, visual effects and writers.
Eligible Works (Best Production Design)

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